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The building of the Beijing–Tongliao railway began in October 1972 and was divided into three phases.[1] The construction planning phase took one and a half year.[1] The main construction took four years and was completed on December 12, 1977.[1] The final phase to prepare the line for commercial operation took another two and a half years.[1] The line officially opened on May 1, 1980.[1] At the height of construction, more than 200,000 workers participated in the project.[1]
At the time of its construction, the railway was notable for being the second rail line, after the Beijing–Harbin (Jingha) railway, to traverse the Great Wall and connect northern and northeastern China.[1] Whereas the Jingha Line skirts the coast, the Jingtong line runs inland through the rugged Yan Mountains. The Jingtong railway has 116 tunnels that are collectively 78 km (48 mi) in length, including the 5,848 m (19,186 ft) Red Flag Tunnel.[1] The line also has 450 bridges that are 45 km (28 mi) in total length, the longest of which, the Laoha River Grand Bridge in Chifeng, at 1,447 m (4,747 ft) set a record length in China.[1] In all bridges and tunnels account for 15% of the line's total length.[1]
In Beijing, the Jingtong line begins at Changping North Railway Station, in suburban Changping District north of the city. At Changping North Station, the lines branches off of the Beijing–Baotou railway and then heads northeast through Huairou and Miyun Districts and leaves the city at Gubeikou Pass in the Yan Mountains. The line continues north through Luanping and Longhua counties of Hebei Province before reaching Chifeng in Inner Mongolia. From Chifeng, the line runs northeast following National Highway 111 across the Zhelimu Desert to Tongliao. The main line is 804 km (500 mi) long with 86 stations.[1] Including connection lines to the Beijing-Chengde and Shenyang-Chengde railways, the Beijing–Tongliao railway has a total track length of 870 km (541 mi).[1]
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beijing, tongliao, railway, this, article, relies, largely, entirely, single, source, relevant, discussion, found, talk, page, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, citations, additional, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, j. This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Beijing Tongliao railway news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2013 The Beijing Tongliao or Jingtong railway simplified Chinese 京通铁路 traditional Chinese 京通鐵路 pinyin jingtōng tielu also known as the Shahe Tongliao or Shatong railway is a railroad in northern China between Beijing the national capital and Tongliao in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region The line is 804 km 500 mi long and runs northwest from Beijing Municipality through Hebei Province to southeastern Inner Mongolia 1 The line was built between 1972 and 1977 and entered into operations in 1980 1 Major cities and counties along route include Beijing Luanping Longhua Chifeng and Tongliao Beijing Tongliao RailwayA CRH6F A of BCR Huairou Miyun line on the electrified Beijing Tongliao Railway in Huairou District BeijingOverviewNative name京通铁路StatusIn operationTerminiChangpingTongliaoStations63ServiceOperator s China RailwayDepot s Huairou North locomotive depot CR Beijing Tongliao locomotive depot CR Shenyang HistoryOpened1 May 1980 1980 05 01 TechnicalLine length804 km 500 mi Number of tracks1Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrificationOverhead lines AC 25 KV 50 Hz sections between Changping Gubeikou and between Chifeng South Tongliao Operating speed110 km h 68 mph An HXN3 locomotive on the Jingtong railway in Huairou District Beijing Contents 1 History 2 Route 2 1 Rail Junctions 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe building of the Beijing Tongliao railway began in October 1972 and was divided into three phases 1 The construction planning phase took one and a half year 1 The main construction took four years and was completed on December 12 1977 1 The final phase to prepare the line for commercial operation took another two and a half years 1 The line officially opened on May 1 1980 1 At the height of construction more than 200 000 workers participated in the project 1 At the time of its construction the railway was notable for being the second rail line after the Beijing Harbin Jingha railway to traverse the Great Wall and connect northern and northeastern China 1 Whereas the Jingha Line skirts the coast the Jingtong line runs inland through the rugged Yan Mountains The Jingtong railway has 116 tunnels that are collectively 78 km 48 mi in length including the 5 848 m 19 186 ft Red Flag Tunnel 1 The line also has 450 bridges that are 45 km 28 mi in total length the longest of which the Laoha River Grand Bridge in Chifeng at 1 447 m 4 747 ft set a record length in China 1 In all bridges and tunnels account for 15 of the line s total length 1 Route edit nbsp The Beijing Tongliao railway at Luanping Hebei In Beijing the Jingtong line begins at Changping North Railway Station in suburban Changping District north of the city At Changping North Station the lines branches off of the Beijing Baotou railway and then heads northeast through Huairou and Miyun Districts and leaves the city at Gubeikou Pass in the Yan Mountains The line continues north through Luanping and Longhua counties of Hebei Province before reaching Chifeng in Inner Mongolia From Chifeng the line runs northeast following National Highway 111 across the Zhelimu Desert to Tongliao The main line is 804 km 500 mi long with 86 stations 1 Including connection lines to the Beijing Chengde and Shenyang Chengde railways the Beijing Tongliao railway has a total track length of 870 km 541 mi 1 Rail Junctions edit Changping North Beijing Baotou railway Tongliao Jining Tongliao railway Tongliao Ranghulu railwaySee also edit nbsp Railways portal List of railways in China Rail transport in Inner MongoliaReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Chinese 京通铁路 Archived October 3 2011 at the Wayback Machine 2010 11 09External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beijing Tongliao Railway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beijing Tongliao railway amp oldid 1173422178, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
